AANscaleRunner wrote:They have dropped off quite a bit the last few weeks.AARR wrote:Does it seem to you that coke hoppers have been down a little recently?AANscaleRunner wrote:1 coke hopper.
GLC Updates January 2018
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Thanks, AANR. I must have missed them but thankfully you're there to report all the action .
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396 and 397 left Cadillac for Clare at 1225 with 1 empty centerbeam, 6 covered hoppers, 2 wood chip hoppers, 7 tie loads, 4 coke empties and 8 tanks.
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397 and 396 returned to Cadillac at 1555 with tie gons and tanks. I meant to take a video, but my phone didn't want to.
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AANscaleRunner wrote:They have dropped off quite a bit the last few weeks.AARR wrote:Does it seem to you that coke hoppers have been down a little recently?AANscaleRunner wrote:1 coke hopper.
Driving past Selma Yard this morning it looks like approximately 24 coke hoppers are in the yard. North Yard has tanks, tanks and more tanks. Both sidings at Wyoming Feed have hoppers spotted on them with more feed hoppers in both yards.
Re: GLC Updates January 2018
Thanks AANR, 20ish coke cars is usually what they have staged in Selma Yard.
Doesn’t appear there are any cement cars at this time.
Doesn’t appear there are any cement cars at this time.
AANscaleRunner wrote:Does it seem to you that coke hoppers have been down a little recently
1 coke hopper.
They have dropped off quite a bit the last few weeks.
Driving past Selma Yard this morning it looks like approximately 24 coke hoppers are in the yard. North Yard has tanks, tanks and more tanks. Both sidings at Wyoming Feed have hoppers spotted on them with more feed hoppers in both yards.
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Re: GLC Updates January 2018
Seems like it's been a while since the GLC made a trip up to TC. Seemed like things were getting a little busier for a while. Hopefully just a temporary slow period.
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There are 2 empty center beam cars in Williamsburg that I saw on my Delta flight Sunday afternoon as we were approaching TVC airport. Not sure when they came in as loads...TCBrent wrote:Seems like it's been a while since the GLC made a trip up to TC. Seemed like things were getting a little busier for a while. Hopefully just a temporary slow period.
It was MUCH warmer in Los Angeles....
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397 and 396 returned to Cadillac at 1330. They were still in Selma Yard at 1100, so looks like a short trip to MCBain today.
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Leaving Cadillac towards Clare at 0920. Couldn't see them.
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Returned to Cadillac at 1500. Couldn't see them....again.
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Not much of an update now, but GLC was south through Mount Pleasant around 14:00.
390 leading 393 and about 25 or so cars. I saw 1 loaded centerbeam, several feed hoppers, 3 wood chip loads and a good cut of empty tie gondolas.
390 leading 393 and about 25 or so cars. I saw 1 loaded centerbeam, several feed hoppers, 3 wood chip loads and a good cut of empty tie gondolas.
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396 and 397 left Cadillac for Clare at 0930 with 1 empty centerbeam, 1 pole load, 2 covered hoppers, 7 tanks and 1 covered hopper.
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Returned to Cadillac at 1700.
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Tom Train reported at MichiganRailroads.com that a V-Plow ran north of Cadillac today past Mancelona (perhaps to Elmira or Petoskey)
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Pretty sure that was the ballast regulator.AARR wrote:Tom Train reported at MichiganRailroads.com that a V-Plow ran north of Cadillac today past Mancelona (perhaps to Elmira or Petoskey)
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Haven't heard them at all in Cadillac today. I'm assuming they went north.
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Re: GLC Updates January 2018
Nobody up here in TC today as of 1300. Maybe went up Kalkaska/Petoskey way.AANscaleRunner wrote:Haven't heard them at all in Cadillac today. I'm assuming they went north.
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Re: GLC Updates January 2018
A 4 engine lite move just passed the Howell depot heading north with 385 on the lead.
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396 and 397 leaving Cadillac for Clare at 0955 with 4 wood chip hoppers, 6 tie loads, 2 covered hoppers and 13 tanks.
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Looked like 397 and 396 returning to Cadillac at 1730 with 1 tank, 4 coke hoppers, 6 tie loads, 1 empty centerbeam, 2 wood chip hoppers, 1 pole load, 1 idler, 1 pole load, 1 loaded centerbeam, 16 tanks and 1 additional car that I couldn't quite make out what it was. Something rectangular. I was a ways from the tracks and the light was fading.